Identification of novel aspartic proteases from <it>Strongyloides ratti </it>and characterisation of their evolutionary relationships, stage-specific expression and molecular structure

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Aspartic proteases are known to play an important role in the biology of nematode parasitism. This role is best characterised in blood-feeding nematodes, where they digest haemoglobin, but they are also likely to play important roles...

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Main Authors: Rigden Daniel J, O'Meara Helen, Mello Luciane V, Paterson Steve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/611